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BJP's Locket Chaterjee was seen reading Hanuman Chalisa while sitting on the road. BJP senior leader Locket Chatterjee took part in a protest on Thursday after she was prevented by police from traveling to her constituency of Hooghly Lok Sabha for Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, citing the public order situation following the clashes. between two groups at Ram Navami celebrations earlier this month. week. She was seen reading Hanuman Chalisa while sitting on the road.
Ms Chatterjee was on her way to Bansberia in the Hooghly district when police stopped her convoy and asked her to turn back, saying her visit could create tension in the trouble-ravaged area.
She said: “The police arrested me even though I was the local MP. There I was invited to attend the Hanuman Jayanti program. But the police ask me to leave. Why is an elected official prevented from visiting your constituency? The BJP leader told reporters that she informed the governor of the incident and he said he would investigate.
MP and BJP workers began protesting in the area after she was arrested and claimed that the police had called her a "foreigner". He also started reading Hanuman Chalisa.
Police were seen asking Ms Chatterjee to come back and to come back another day when the situation has normalized.
The ruling Trinamool Congress has criticized Ms Chatterjee for trying to disturb the peace in the trouble-torn region.
“The BJP is trying to disturb the peace and communal harmony in the state. When the police have restored peace, why is the BJP trying to foment unrest? At the cost of peace, the BJP wants to get votes,” said the TMC vice president of state. said the president. said Jaiprakash Majumdar.
Banning orders have been imposed in Hooghly and Howrah districts, where clashes broke out between two groups as processions were held to celebrate Ram Navami.
Following an order from the Kolkata High Court, Central Police Forces were deployed to parts of Kolkata, Hooghly and Barrackpore on Thursday to help state police maintain public order ahead of Hanuman Jayanti celebrations.
